Domestic Violence Awareness
Month is observed across the nation as a call to action to communities to TAKE
A STAND against domestic violence and let survivors know they are not
alone. The Houston Police Department, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office,
the area Harris County Constables, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office
and the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council HCDVCC members
quarterly participate in The Harris County Domestic Violence Investigators
Alliance.
The members of the Domestic
Violence Investigator Alliance strive to end domestic Violence through
coordination of a community response to encourage and to support the victims of
domestic violence to speak out. No one deserves to be in an abusive
relationship. Nearly 1 in 4 American Women aged 18 and older have been
victims of physical violence by an intimate partner, and domestic violence is
still the leading cause of injury to women. In 2016 in Texas 146 women
were killed by male intimate partner in 55 Texas counties. Harris County
had 28 intimate partner fatalities.
As a community, we need to come
together and speak out against domestic violence, help those in abusive
relationships and spread awareness of this important issue!
More information on Domestic
Violence and the resources available can be found on the HPD website HERE.
Photo contains:
Will Mejia, Asst. District
Attorney, Deputy Melissa Medietta, Harris Co. Constable Pct 6, Deputy
Katrina Cotton, Harris Co. Constable Pct 7, Sgt. Bertha Massie, Harris County
Constable Pct. 7 , Carvana Cloud, Chief Family Criminal Law Division
D.A.’s Office, Amy Smith, Deputy Director HCDMCC, Kira Webster Lt. HPD,
Melissa Holbrook, Sgt. HPD, Nancy Jones, Sgt. HPD, Deputy Darryl Peaks, Harris
Co. Sheriff’s Office.
